Shipping and display container



Sept. 20, 1955 J. JARON SHIPPING AND DISPLAY CONTAINER Filed April '9,1953 FIGS 35 T I 30 I 34 v 24 INVENTOR.

i Q BY ATTORNEY United States Patent O SHIPPING AND DISPLAY CONTAINERJulian Jaron, Providence, R. I.

Application April 9, 1953, Serial No. 347,669

3 Claims. (Cl. 206-80) The present invention relates to shipping anddisplay containers, and has particular reference to a novel constructionfor shipping and displaying jewelry.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a shipping anddisplay container for advantageously displaying small articles such asjewelry items.

Another object of the invention is to provide a'shipping and displaycontainer which detachably holds a number of mounting cards on which thejewelry items are mounted.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple and inexpensiveshadow box container for displaying jewelry items.

With the above and other objects and advantageous features, theinvention consists of a novel arrangement of parts more fully disclosedin the detailed description following in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings, and more specifically defined in the claimsappended thereto.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an illustrative embodiment of theinvention, of a size and shape to display an assortment of earrings;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section of Fig. 1 on the line 22 thereof;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a blank for the display base, partly brokenaway;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a blank for the container support plate;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of an illustrative mounting card; and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view of a modified construction of the displaybase blank, partly broken away.

It has been found desirable to provide a simple inexpensive shipping anddisplay container for small articles such as jewelry items, of theshadow box type, whereby the articles are displayed to best advantage,the articles being preferably mounted on cards which are detachablysecured to the container, whereby any article is readily removed forsale and is readily replaced. To this end, I provide a frame which isstamped out of sheet material, such as cardboard or plastic, and Isecure a display sheet to the frame, the display sheet being indented orspaced in relation to the frame to provide a shadow box effect. I securea support stand to the back of the display sheet for holding thecontainer in upright position, and I provide securing devices on thedisplay sheet to detachably receive one or more mounting cards on whichsmall articles are mounted, whereby the articles are advantageouslydisplayed, and are readily removed with their mounting cards when sold,and replaced by other articles.

Referring to the drawings, the novel shipping and display container 10includes a frame 11, a display sheet 12, and a stand 13 secured to therear of the display sheet and adjustable to a position at right anglesto the display sheet to maintain the container in vertical position.

The frame 11 has a central cut-out 14, illustrated as "ice ofrectangular shape, and the display sheet 12 is formed from a blank 15,see Fig. 3, with elongated upper strips 16, 17, which are indented forfolding as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, the strip 16 and the lowersection 18 of the central display portion 19 being cemented or otherwiserespectively secured to the rear surfaces of the holding fingers 22 andintermediate holding tabs 23, the

cards 20 being cut away centrally at the upper and lower edges asindicated by the reference numeral 24 to facilitate insertion and to aidin centering the cards in place. The display sheet is preferably dark incolor, as for example dead black, and the cards 20 are preferably ofshiny card stock.

When the articles to be displayed are earrings and the like which haverearwardly extending or projecting parts, it is preferred to equip thecards with openings 25, 26 to receive the earring parts, and to providecut-outs 27 on the display sheet, thus bringing the articles beingdisplayed into substantially the plane of the displayed sheet.

The stand 13 is preferably formed from a blank 28 of cardboard or thelike, which has bending folds indicated in dotted lines, to providestrips 29 which are secured, as by cementing, to the rear of the displaysheet, the lower edge 30 of the stand being inclined so that thecontainer inclines rearwardly, see Fig. 2, when the stand is folded incontainer supporting position. The stand has a V-cut 31 and base cuts32, 33, whereby an abutment shoulder 34 is provided to receive theV-shaped cut of a bent-down lock finger 35.

The above described embodiment of the invention creates a shadow boxdisplay for the carded articles. If desired, the display sheet blank maybe modified as shown in Fig. 6, the blank being designated 36 and havinga triangular end tab 37 at each end, with bending folds as shown indotted lines, to also enclose the display sheet on the sides whenmounted on the frame. The strip which forms the top of the display sheetmay be formed as indicated at 38 in Fig. 6, with an elongated lightentry slot 39, which may be covered over by a transparent coloredclosure strip 40 of plastic or the like, whereby a colored displayeffect results.

The color of the display sheet, the size and spacing of the holdingtabs, and the use of colored light entry slots, may be varied inaccordance with the type and the size and shape of the articles beingdisplayed, without departing from the spirit and the scope of theinvention as defined in the claims appended hereto.

I claim:

1. In a shipping and display container, a frame having a cut-outopening, a display sheet secured to said frame, said display sheethaving a central display portion, a lower edge portion, and a top and anintermediate upper elongated strip, said lower edge being secured to therear surface of the lower edge of the frame, the top upper elongatedstrip being secured to the upper edge of the frame and the intermediateupper elongated strip extending rearwardly of the frame, whereby saiddisplay portion is encased Within said frame and extends inwardly at anangle from the intermediate upper elongated strip to the lower edgeportion, said display portion having a plurality of spaced openings andaligned slits above and below each opening providing tabs whereby adisplay card may be mounted against the display portion closing eachopening and with its upper and lower edges seated within the slits.

2. In a shipping and display container, a frame having a cut-outopening, a display sheet secured to said frame, said display sheethaving a central display portion, a lower edge portion, and a top and anintermediate upper elongated strip, said lower edge being secured to therear surface of the lower edge of the frame, the top upper elongatedstrip being secured to the upper edge of the frame and the intermediateupper elongated strip extending rearwardly of the frame whereby saiddisplay portion is encased within said frame and extends inwardly at anangle from the intermediate upper elongated strip to the lower edgeportion, said display portion having a I plurality of spaced openingsand aligned slits above and below each opening providing tabs whereby adisplay card may be mounted against the display portion closing eachopening and with its upper and lower edges seated within the slits, saidintermediate upper elongated strip including a slot whereby light fromabove is directed through the slot and against the angled displayportion.

3. In a shipping and display container, a frame having a cut-outopening, a display sheet secured to said frame, said display sheethaving a central display portion, a lower edge portion, two triangularend tabs, and a top and an intermediate upper elongated strip, saidlower edge being secured to the rear surface of the lower edge of theframe, the top upper elongated strip being secured to the upper edge ofthe frame and the intermediate upper elongated strip extendingrearwardly of the frame, whereby said display portion is encased withinsaid frame and extends inwardly at an angle from the intermediate upperelongated strip to the lower edge portion, said display portion having aplurality of spaced openings and aligned slits above and below eachopening providing tabs, whereby a display card may be mounted againstthe display portion closing each opening and with its upper and loweredges seated within the slits, said intermediate upper elongated stripincluding a slot whereby light from above is directed through the slotand against the angled display portion, said end tabs extending inwardlytowards the frame whereby the light against the display portion isconcentrated thereupon.

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